2026 state budget
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Regional Transit Authority Ridership Is Way Up, Thanks to Fare-Free Service
Data indicates that ridership surges in the years after agencies introduce fare-free operations.
June 23, 2026
Healey Administration Announces Grant Funding For New RTA Bus Routes
On Thursday, the Healey-Driscoll administration released $10 million in new funding for the state's Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs) – the transit agencies that operate bus service outside of the MBTA's service region – to bolster service and introduce new routes, with a focus on improving regional connections between RTA service areas.
December 11, 2025
Balanced For Now – But Beacon Hill Is Putting the T Back On the Edge of Another Fiscal Cliff
The state's final budget gives the T about $80 million less than it had planned to spend in the coming fiscal year to cover its payroll and other transit operating costs.
July 7, 2025
Legislature’s Fair Share Budget Compromise Gets MBTA Closer to Budget Fix
A compromise on the Fair Share supplemental budget makes it more likely the T will be able to afford its projected $3.24 billion operating budget for 2026.
June 17, 2025
Chamber of Commerce Lobbies Mass. Senate to Fund the MBTA
"Even the significant resources proposed by the Governor are below the MBTA’s actual need," says Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce president James Rooney.
May 15, 2025
Mass. Senate Budget Revives Threat of MBTA Layoffs and Service Cuts
If it were enacted as the state's new budget law, the Senate proposal would force the T's budget writers to fill a budget shortfall of roughly $200 million this year, with virtually no reserve funding available to cushion the blow.
May 7, 2025
New MBTA Capital Budget Leaves Riders With a Lot To Be Desired
"We do have substantial capital needs that remain unfunded," says MBTA Deputy Chief of Capital Strategy Michael Malia.
April 7, 2025
Statewide Poll Suggests Most Residents Are Open to Paying New Tolls, Taxes for Better Transportation
Transportation for Massachusetts is planning to bring their coalition together for a "Day of Action" at the Massachusetts State House on April 2.
March 26, 2025
MBTA Board Updates: The T’s Budget Is ‘Stable’ But Standing On Shaky Ground
The T's budget team predicts a deficit of $155 million in 2026 that would grow to nearly half a billion dollars by 2028 – and that's after accounting for a $500 million annual increase in state funding from the Governor's proposed budget.
February 26, 2025
By the Numbers: How Governor Healey’s Budget Fixes the MBTA Deficit (For a Little While)
The Governor's proposal fixes the agency's budget deficit – at least for a few years – and increases its capacity to fund capital projects, like track repairs and new trains.
January 29, 2025
